Both Uses

contrast
in
Howards End
(Edited)

Our business is not to contrast the two, but to reconcile them.
Part 12 *

contrast = point to differences between
Leonard noticed the contrast when he stepped out of it into the country.
Part 41 *

contrast = difference

Definitions:

(1) (contrast as in: contrast their writing styles)
point to differences between; or compare to show differences
(2) (contrast as in: there is a contrast)
a difference -- especially a notable difference; or the side-x-side arrangement of things that draws attention to an unmissable difference
(3) (contrast as in: sharpen the picture contrast)
the difference between tones of an image -- as in a photo or video -- such as the quality of brightness or the intensity of shades or colors
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)